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According to police charging documents, an officer transporting a prisoner spotted a grey Cadillac with House of Delegates tags driving erratically on Route 100 East. Police said Dwyer performed poorly on three field sobriety tests, his eyes were red and glassy and he had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath.

Police said Dwyer told officers he had a couple of beers earlier in the evening at a tavern in Baltimore City. He refused a Breathalyzer test.

Dwyer, R-District 31, faces an uncertain future as a state representative.

"I think Delegate Dwyer should consider resigning from the Legislature and get the help he desperately needs to get his life back on track," said Baltimore County Delegate Wade Kach, R-District 5B.

Leading Democrats stop short of calling for his resignation.

"I think he needs to look within himself in terms of what's best for his constituents in his district and how to best serve them," said Speaker Pro Tem Adrienne Jones, D-District 10.

In addition to some of his colleagues, many of his constituents want him to resign, too.

"He should resign. How is that a role model?" said Tracy Betters, of Pasadena.

No one answered the door at Dwyer's Pasadena home, and he has not returned calls placed to his cellphone and to his legislative office.

Anne Arundel County Delegate Ron George, R-District 30, is a good friend of Dwyer, and he's also a candidate for governor. He, too, is urging his friend to step down.

"I think he has the responsibility to resign. I feel that he has been given this nice chance after what happened last time," George said.

Posts on Dwyer's Facebook page are mixed but mostly supportive. Some speculate the media wishes him harm. Another theorizes Dwyer is a political target while others advise him to get it together and this lessens your chance of getting re-elected.

"I worry about him. I worry about anybody else, but I also worry about Don Dwyer and what's best for him, and I think he needs to resign and get help," George said.

Dwyer's next court appearance for this latest DUI is scheduled Nov. 18.